Greg,
Sorry, Yes you are right. I missed that. Perhaps as I was not in this world at
this time (not even born).
Josef Eckert
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Von: Greg Lemon [mailto:glemon@neb.rr.com]
Gesendet: Samstag, 23. Juli 2011 21:07
An: Eckert, Josef; austin.healey@gmail.com
Cc: Healeys@autox.team.net
Betreff: Re: [Healeys] 100-Six with XK150 engine for sale
" And please don`t compare Austin-Healey race success with Jaguar`s. Jaguar
Cars played in a different, in the premier league. Jaguar cars several times
won Le Mans and other top Historical Races. A Healey never did even reach the
finisher line at Le Mans.
There was no need for Jaguar, except their early days at Jabbecke with the
XK120, to go down to land speed record breaking.
Just to mention the facts.
Josef "
First of all let me say I love Healeys and Jags, they were both producing top
rate racing cars in the 50s, and Healey produced top rate rally cars in the
60s.
In 1952 a HEALEY took 3rd at LeMans, in front of any Jags, and everything else
except the winning Mercedes 300SLs In 1953 an Austin Healey was 12th at LeMans
and 2nd in class
1954 a 100s was 3rd overall at Sebring, 1st in class at Sebring, finished on
3 cylinders or else might have won.
The Jag twin cam 6 was a great motor, the XKs of the 50s were beautiful cars,
but somewhat of a truck in fact, the first time I saw one frame off, I thought
the frame looked like a truck with what looked like 6" or so frame rails. Yes
the jags had much more overall success in the endurance races, but the C-types
and D-types were in a different class and nowhere as near to the production
models as the AH100s that were raced.
Not knocking Jags, but in their day both Healeys and Jags were first rate
racing cars. By the 60s their time had passed, but they were and are still
wonderful street cars.
Greg Lemon
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